She - Inti Illimani, Holly Near

She danced across the mountain, she thought no one could see

And every move she made across the land taught her to be free

She swept across the valley, her body so defined

And wet with the sweat of seventeen, she found another mountain to be climbed

She soared across the desert, the moon was all aglow

She stumbled once in the freezing sand but no one would ever know

She swam across the river, her muscles straining strong

And she knew as she crossed, the water pulled her deeper into places she

belonged

She came to another mountain and found that all could see

Every move was proudly made with love and dignity

For she is Freedom’s daughter and Mother Nature’s child

As she raced across the finish line her beauty drove the watchful people wild

She paused to feel the power of people singing songs

That celebrated living, a feeling that she longed for

But slicing through the laughter came an anguished country’s cries

And she saw a gun blow up the song and stole away the future from her eyes

A child was standing near her and caught the runner’s fire

She kissed her mouth with passion and filled her with desire

And when her feet were on the ground she faced the burning sky

And with a cry that filled the air with rain

She cooled the skin of those who would not die

The killer saw her power, the tyrant saw her skill

The women saw themselves in her and the people saw her will

Divided by their colors, betrayed by fear’s decree

But no matter how the future goes, She has been and She will always be

She will dance across the mountain

She will dance across the mountain

I have dreamed on this mountain